E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
HYPERTENSION AND ADDITIONAL CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS. |
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MedDRA Classification |
E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 8.1 |
E.1.2 | Level | LLT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10020772 |
E.1.2 | Term | Hypertension |
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E.1.3 | Condition being studied is a rare disease | No |
E.2 Objective of the trial |
E.2.1 | Main objective of the trial |
To investigate whether a Caduet®-based multi-factorial risk factor management strategy might result in greater reduction in total cardiovascular risk as compared with a usual care strategy after one year of treatment in subjects with hypertension and ≥3 additional risk factors, but no CHD and baseline total cholesterol (TC) ≤6.5 mmol/l (250 mg/dl). |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
The trial will evaluate a number of secondary endpoints as defined by the protocol. |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
Subjects must meet all of the following inclusion criteria to be eligible for enrollment into the trial at screening and baseline: 1. Male or female. 2. Age 35-79 years. 3. Hypertension: Untreated SBP >160 mmHg and/or DBP >100 mmHg or treated SBP >140 mmHg and/or DBP >90 mmHg (or SBP >130 mmHg and/or DBP >80 mmHg in the presence of diabetes). 4. Total cholesterol ≤ 6.5 mmol/L (250 mg/dl). 5. No history of coronary heart disease (CHD). 6. Three or more cardiovascular risk factors from the following list: Smoking - Type 2 diabetes - Left Ventricular Hypertrophy (LVH) by echocardiography or electrocardiography - Peripheral vascular disease - ECG abnormalities such as left ventricular strain pattern, Left Bundle Branch Block, ST-T changes compatible with myocardial ischemic heart disease. (ECG evidence of MI would exclude the subject) - Family history of early CHD before age 55 in first degree relative - History of stroke/ transient ischemic attack (TIA) more than 3 months before screening - Age over 55 (men) or 65 (women) - Plasma TC/HDL ratio ≥ 6 or HDL below 1mmol/l (below 40mg/dl) 7. Subject who has signed the informed consent form.
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
Subjects presenting with any of the following will not be included in the trial: 1. Subjects currently receiving statin therapy or stopped statin treatment within 6 months prior to enrollment. 2. Subjects with untreated SBP ≤ 160 mmHg and DBP ≤ 100 mmHg or treated SBP ≤ 140 mmHg and DBP ≤ 90 mmHg (or SBP ≤ 130 mmHg and DBP ≤ 80 mmHg in the presence of diabetes). 3. Pregnant or lactating women. Women of childbearing potential who are not using an acceptable method of contraception. 4. Subjects with a history of myocardial infarction and subjects with a history of coronary artery bypass or intra-coronary interventions. 5. Subjects with history of atherosclerotic brain infarction, stroke, or transient ischemic attack (TIA) within 3 months. 6. Subjects with chronic, sustained cardiac arrhythmias (including second or third degree atrioventricular (AV) block, sick sinus syndrome, atrial flutter or any arrhythmias requiring medications), or an accessory bypass track (e.g., Wolff Parkinson White or Lown Ganong Levine syndromes). However, Subjects with chronic, stable atrial fibrillation may be included. 7. Subjects with congestive heart failure of NYHA Class II, III or IV. 8. Subjects with secondary dyslipidemia of any etiology, such as nephrotic syndrome or Cushing’s syndrome. Subjects with hypothyroidism may be enrolled if they are on stable doses of thyroid replacement therapy and exhibit normal thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) levels at baseline. 9. Subjects with secondary hypertension of any cause, including, but not limited to renal artery stenosis, pheochromocytoma or Cushing’s syndrome. 10. Diabetic subjects with an elevated glyco-hemoglobin level defined as HbA1c > 9.0% whether treated or not. 11. Subjects whose arm circumference (for the extremity to be used for the BP measurement) is < 18 cm or > 47 cm (<7 inches or > 19 inches). 12. A previous history of intolerance or hypersensitivity to the HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors and/or dihydropyridine CCBs, or to drugs with similar chemical structure. 13. Impaired hepatic function, as shown by but not limited to clinically significant or unexplained elevations of alanine aminotransferase (ALT, SGPT) or aspartate aminotransferase (AST, SGOT) > 2 times the upper limit of normal (ULN) for subjects who are statin-naïve. 14. An unexplained elevation in CPK (creatine phosphokinase) > 5 times upper limits of normal. 15. Fasting serum triglyceride concentration of ≥600 mg/dL (8.5 mmol/L). 16. Abnormal baseline findings considered by the Investigator to be indicative of conditions that might affect study results. 17. Any other condition, which in the Investigator’s judgment, might result in increased risk to the subject, would interfere with the conduct of the study or interpretation of the data or decrease the chance of obtaining satisfactory data to achieve the objectives of the study. 18. Participation in any other studies involving investigational or marketed products within 1 month prior to entry in the study. 19. Any condition rendering the subject unable to understand the nature or scope of the study and/or rendering the subject to be unable or unlikely to follow the protocol. 20. Significant alcohol and/or any other drug abuse within the last year. 21. Research site personnel. 22. Subjects on medication that are listed as prohibited medications in section 5.5. 23. Blood donors who will be giving blood during the study period and for 30 days after the last study visit.
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
The primary endpoint is the Month 12 Framingham 10-year risk. This endpoint will be analyzed using a mixed-effects analysis of variance (ANOVA) model. The model will include the baseline Framingham 10-year risk, age, country, gender, and treatment as the fixed effects and site as the random effect. The natural logarithm of the primary endpoint will be the dependent variable and a compound-symmetry (CS) covariance structure will be the covariance matrix for the subjects from the same site. Subjects from different sites will be assumed to be independent. This primary efficacy analysis will produce the following results: • The Type III 2-sided p-value of the treatment effect • The LS mean (LSM) • The 95% confidence interval • The estimated ICC A statistical superiority of the Caduet® arm over the Usual Care arm will be declared when the 2-sided p-value is less than 0.05.
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E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial |
E.6 | Scope of the trial |
E.6.1 | Diagnosis | No |
E.6.2 | Prophylaxis | No |
E.6.3 | Therapy | Yes |
E.6.4 | Safety | Yes |
E.6.5 | Efficacy | Yes |
E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | No |
E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | No |
E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | No |
E.6.9 | Dose response | No |
E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | No |
E.6.11 | Pharmacogenomic | No |
E.6.12 | Pharmacoeconomic | No |
E.6.13 | Others | No |
E.7 | Trial type and phase |
E.7.1 | Human pharmacology (Phase I) | No |
E.7.1.1 | First administration to humans | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.7.1.2 | Bioequivalence study | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.7.1.3 | Other | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.7.1.3.1 | Other trial type description | |
E.7.2 | Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) | No |
E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | No |
E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | Yes |
E.8 Design of the trial |
E.8.1 | Controlled | Yes |
E.8.1.1 | Randomised | Yes |
E.8.1.2 | Open | Yes |
E.8.1.3 | Single blind | No |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | No |
E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | Yes |
E.8.1.6 | Cross over | No |
E.8.1.7 | Other | No |
E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial |
E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | No |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | No |
E.8.2.3 | Other | Yes |
E.8.2.3.1 | Comparator description |
Usual care of hypertension and additional Cardiovascular risk factors as described by the protocol. |
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E.8.3 |
The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned
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E.8.4 | The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned | Yes |
E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | Yes |
E.8.5.1 | Number of sites anticipated in the EEA | 24 |
E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
E.8.6.1 | Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA | Yes |
E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.6.3 | If E.8.6.1 or E.8.6.2 are Yes, specify the regions in which trial sites are planned |
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E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | No |
E.8.8 |
Definition of the end of the trial and justification where it is not the last
visit of the last subject undergoing the trial
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E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial years | 1 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial months | 6 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial days | 0 |